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Pop Kook Nicki Minaj Trolls For Outrage: ‘I’m Voting For Mittens’

By Elizabeth C.

TROLLING HITS AN AMUSING HIGH WITH POP KOOK NICKI MINAJ rapping about voting Republican on Lil Wayne’s recent mixtape release, Dedication 4.

A PRINCELY GESTURE

Harry Prince Turns Up All Smiles At WellChild Awards

By Elizabeth C.

THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT NOW THAT Prince Harry’s turned out to present at the WellChild awards held in London today. The London-based charity aids seriously ill children throughout the U.K.

The most democratic member of the British monarch surfaced for the first time since his history-making naked hijinks in Las Vegas two weeks ago. The scandal provoked a media feasting frenzy and launched a million headlines and naked salutes to the Prince.

STARS IN HER EYES

Kim Kardashian Will Never Ever Ever Get A Walk Of Fame Star

By Karen Malmquist

NICE TRY, KIM KARDASHIAN.

Actually, it seems she doesn’t really try at anything, ever, except for publicity. So it makes sense that her request for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was recently rejected. Who would’’ve thought Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe, Bob Hope, Walt Disney, etc. were too good to share the legendary sidewalk with a reality star? (Okay, we’re not going to ask how Kermit the Frog or Godzilla collected theirs).”

A MANY SPLINTERED THING

Love, Celebrity Style:

RobStew’s “Showmance,” Tom Cruise’s Wife Auditions & Heidi “Fornicates” With Help

By Elizabeth C.

ANGELINA JOLIE, THE QUEEN BEE OF PUBLICITY, stings Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart for showmancing America. Vanity Fair‘s Maureen Orth digs into the years-long rumor that Scientology interviewed “brides” for Tom Cruise before marrying Katie. And Seal verbally spanks ex Heidi Klum for “fornicating with the help” after pics surface showing her cozying up to her security guard. Today’s love celebrity style shatters temporal illusions of true love.

FROM EPICURE TO EPICURUS

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The Kitchen’s Closed: Legendary Chef Charlie Trotter Bows Out

By Elizabeth C.

FIRST RICHARD DALEY LEFT OFFICE. Then Oprah skipped town. Now, ending an era in Chicago’s gastronomical history, Charlie Trotter has shuttered his legendary eponymous restaurant in Lincoln Park.

For 25 years, the discreet entranceway at 816 W. Armitage Ave. led well-heeled diners into a gastric wonderland. The restaurant put Chicago on the foodies’ map, and turned Trotter into an industry icon.

“What we owe to Charlie is Charlie taught us how to dine,” Gale Gand, acclaimed restauranteur of Tru, told the Chicago Tribune for a lengthy story on Trotter’s legacy — and quicksilver temperament. “He was instrumental just in putting Chicago on the culinary map and really helping us understand fine dining.”